{"id":301,"date":"2014-02-22T06:46:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T20:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/better-ways-to-blog\/"},"modified":"2020-02-21T13:46:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T03:46:58","slug":"better-ways-to-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/better-ways-to-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Ways To Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I was just checking out the WordPress 2011 Challenge<\/a> and came across this girl\u2019s post which has some great tips to share for those who are blogging. Check it out for a few brilliant ideas:<\/p>\n

Original post appeared at http:\/\/phdpanacea.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/19\/how-to-find-time-to-blog\/ but is no longer available.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’re excerpts of her post…<\/p>\n

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1. Be realistic<\/h3>\n

Set yourself a target you think you can keep to, say a post a week \u2013 but then don\u2019t feel guilty if you miss a week or two. A blog is supposed to be fun and useful, not a chore or something to beat yourself up over.<\/p>\n

2. Collect ideas for future posts<\/h3>\n

Ideas come at the strangest times, so write them down, keep a list of things you want to write about so that you\u2019re not starting from scratch every time.<\/p>\n

3. Take time to think<\/h3>\n

When you\u2019ve decided on the topic for your next post, think about it when you\u2019re on the bus or in the bath and you\u2019ll find the right shape and tone will often come to you, so when you do start to write you\u2019ll be more prepared.<\/p>\n

4. Create a routine<\/h3>\n

What works for me is to write first thing in the morning, which is my most productive time. I open a new post and start writing, based on the draft I already have in my head.<\/p>\n

5. Write fast then edit<\/h3>\n

Just write and worry about the finer points later. Get the whole post down then go back and check it flows properly and for obvious things like grammar and spelling. Reading it out loud will give you a different perspective on what you\u2019ve written that can be helpful. Add images or tables at the end as well, otherwise that activity can get in the way of your writing.<\/p>\n

6. Don\u2019t get distracted or procrastinate<\/h3>\n

Ignore emails, Twitter, Facebook messages and everything else until you\u2019ve finished. If you don\u2019t, your blog post will just take twice as long. If you find yourself procrastinating in other ways \u2013 making yet another cup of coffee, even doing the washing up \u2013 then either stop or accept that you\u2019re not in the mood and leave the post for another time.<\/p>\n

7. Don\u2019t feel you have to write everything<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s a blog post, not a chapter from your PhD. You\u2019re not writing \u2018Everything I know about X\u2019, more often than not you\u2019re aiming for a taster on a particular topic, a provocative piece to get reaction or comments, or a hopefully amusing anecdote on something you\u2019ve found in your research.<\/p>\n

A blog doesn\u2019t have to take over your life: it\u2019s perfectly possible to fit it in to the horrendous schedules we all have. It takes a bit of self-discipline and some prior planning, but after that it should become a pleasure \u2013 and hopefully the feedback you get will make it all worthwhile!<\/p>\n

“<\/h2>\n

Why not join a challenge and multiply your blog content?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I was just checking out the WordPress 2011 Challenge and came across this girl\u2019s post which has some great tips to share for those who are blogging. Check it out for a few brilliant ideas: Original post appeared at http:\/\/phdpanacea.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/19\/how-to-find-time-to-blog\/ but is no longer available. Here’re excerpts of her post… “ 1. Be realistic… Read More »Better Ways To Blog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-start","category-wordpress","tag-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3M6th-4R","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redhotinternetmarketing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}